18 Dec 1880
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1880
Page
1
A brisk morning scene describes a country maid tending dairy chores and home duties with diligence and grace. The verse extols wholesome labor, domestic skill, and natural beauty, concluding that such a country maid surpasses city girls in value.
A nostalgic tale recalls a college sleigh ride in New England from youth to older age. A straw filled sleigh, flirtation, and the playful mishap of Nellie sliding into a snow drift lead to a pine bough hut in the woods as dawn nears and the sleigh returns.
A narrator recalls a night in a snowbound hut with Nellie, describing forbidden kisses and memory’s hold. He reflects on the past, Nellie’s husband, their son, and the old passion rekindling as he writes, with a humorous aside about coal and a dusk of rheumatism.
A stout citizen argues newspapers lack influence as a joke in a local Messenger inspires a drastic prank. A man throws a stone tied to a string from a window, smashing his corn and triggering a chaotic scene ending with his angry wife and a comic clash with media. The piece closes with a defense of cheerful, spendthrift wives and a stray anti-Money marriage note from clergy.
A contrast between the Czar's miserable burden and the Prince of Wales easy life. The Czar faces assassination fears, poisoned foods, treacherous journeys, and elaborate precautions, while the Prince enjoys fairs, debts, and a carefree, earning life. The piece mocks autocratic danger versus royal indulgence and relief.
A curious inquiry about the value of a home feature asking what it lacks without a majolica butter dish and a cut dado in the dining room.
The piece argues for reading as a tool of mental growth, favoring works by learned authors that sharpen reasoning and reveal nature's genesis. It advocates establishing reading rooms in schools, using newspapers and periodicals from around the world to study past and present, and glimpse the future. It also notes journalists’ habit of publishing obituaries in advance and recounts tales of famous figures reading their own tributes, including Lord Brougham.
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